Two days after its take-off, the federal government’s 50 percent reduction in transport fares and free train ride are facing teething problems in most northern states. Poor awareness among beneficiaries and withdrawal of services by selected transport companies due to insurgency and banditry are the main issues. The Nigerian Railway Corporation's services have also been grounded for several years, preventing travellers in northern states from benefiting from the free train ride.
Two days after its take-off, the federal government’s 50 percent reduction in transport fares and free train ride are facing teething problems in most northern states . First, there is poor awareness among the targeted beneficiaries of the arrangement. Also, the selected transport companies are not operational on the designated routes in the North from the 28 routes announced by the government on Wednesday.
The five transport companies selected for the exercise withdrew their services from the northern states in the wake of the escalation of insurgency and banditry, LEADERSHIP WEEKEND has revealed. Some of the routes picked to serve the North have take-off points from the South East and South West, terminating up North. The routes are Abuja-Sokoto, Abuja-Gombe, Abuja-Kano, Onitsha-Abuja, Onitsha-Kano, Lagos-Kaduna-Zaria, Onitsha-Zaki Biam, Onitsha-Jos and Lagos-Kano. Also, travellers in most northern states are yet to benefit from the government’s free train ride as the services of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have been grounded for several year
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